It’s been a long time since writer/director Henry Selick has graced audiences with a spooky, stop-motion animated feature. More precisely, it’s been almost thirty years since he helmed the beloved classic The Nightmare Before Christmas. It’s been thirteen years since his last effort, Coraline, a gateway horror movie for many. Selick finally makes his long-awaited return with Wendell & Wild,
After Ever Happy, the fourth installment of the popular After romance/drama franchise, will gross circa $1.1 million since its release last Wednesday on 1,085 screens. From Fathom Events, this was the top film in the domestic marketplace Sept. 7-8 for a two-day run before dipping to 200+ screens this weekend. Vertical Entertainment will pick up
The upcoming, tactical squad-based action game Aliens: Dark Descent got its first bit of gameplay shown off during the Disney & Marvel Games Showcase at D23. First revealed back in June, Aliens: Dark Descent is a new single-player action game set to launch in 2023 from Tindalos Interactive and Focus Entertainment, but no gameplay was
Hydrogen fuel promises to be a clean and abundant source of energy in the future – as long as scientists can figure out ways to produce it practically and cheaply, and without fossil fuels. A new study provides us with another promising step in that direction, provided you can make use of existing supplies of
Fifteen-year-old Yehuda “Hoodie” Rosen and his Orthodox Jewish family, along with many members of their community, have recently moved to Tregaron, Pennsylvania, because the cost of living in their previous town became too expensive. When Hoodie meets Anna-Marie Diaz-O’Leary, the daughter of Tregaron’s mayor, he’s instantly smitten. Yet after he and Anna-Marie are spotted cleaning
YouTube TV announced on Twitter yesterday that it now supports 5.1 audio on Apple TVs and Amazon Fire TV devices. With the update, users can enjoy a movie theater-like experience in their homes. Surround sound is only available on compatible YouTube TV programs, and the feature is free for all subscribers. Note that you need
Beyoncé‘s birthday was last week, falling on Labor Day weekend, and since most people were busy — she seemed ready to party this weekend … as was the rest of Hollywood. The stars were out and on the prowl Saturday night … hitting up a mansion in Bel Air, where Bey and Jay-Z were hosting
Director Mark Mylod and writers Seth Reiss and Will Tracy carefully construct a multi-course fine dining tasting menu of satirical delights and frights in The Menu. While the sophisticated and dry horror-comedy tantalizes with a feast for the senses and a compelling ensemble cast, The Menu‘s satire lacks bite. Obsessed foodie Tyler (Nicholas Hoult) finally secured a coveted spot at the exclusive Hawthorne Island
The wait for The Mandalorian Season 3 has been excruciating. Thankfully, we got a full-length trailer during the D23 Expo this weekend, and we have many questions. We hear Din being told that he is no longer a Mandalorian due to him taking his mask off and showing his face to others. That doesn’t stop
The United Kingdom, and much of the world, is currently mourning the loss of Queen Elizabeth II. Britain’s longest-serving monarch passed away last week at the age of 96 and a flood of tributes have since poured from various corners of social media. A number of notable celebrities have also joined the chorus of praises
Ubisoft announced no less than 4 new Assassin’s Creed projects at Saturday’s Ubisoft Forward event. The video game publisher only hinted at Assassin’s Creed Infinity, its long-promised, even longer-rumored live service expected to tie together all future games in the series. But Ubisoft used its presentation to announce 3 new single-player titles and a mobile game
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Microsoft is facing opposition in its quest to acquire Activision Blizzard, and the heat is coming from a predictable source: gaming rival Sony. According to Sony, Microsoft’s assurances on the availability of Call of Duty on PlayStation are “inadequate on
Becoming a new parent is an adjustment for both men and women. A dozen or so previous studies have shown that motherhood can change the structure of a person’s brain, and yet fatherhood is comparatively overlooked. Now, new international research has identified neurological changes amongst first-time fathers as well. The study is only small, but
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News R. Kelly Prison Account Will Be Used to Pay Victim Restitution, Judge Rules The R&B musician will be forced to turn over the nearly $30,000 held in his inmate commissary account to pay court fines and victim restitution By Rob Arcand September 9, 2022 Facebook Twitter R. Kelly, May 2019 (Kamil Krazaczynski/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter
The rollarcoaster of Firaxis’ Marvel’s Midnight Suns continues. After another announced delay last month, Firaxis and publisher 2K Games have announced at the D23Expo that the game will arrive December 2 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, while the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch versions
The winds of change with theatrical and streaming coming out of Covid were top of mind this morning at the TIFF panel for Dialogues: Production & Development which included TriStar President Nicole Brown, Knives Out franchise producer Ram Bergman and White Noise producer Uri Singer. It was an interesting dais: All three are involved with adult-skewing awards bait
Image: Nintendo Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character DLC might have ended some time ago now with the addition of Sora from the Kingdom Hearts series, but Nintendo isn’t completely done with the game just yet. In case you missed it, here’s your reminder that the Minecraft characters Steve and Alex are now available in amiibo
The Milky Way galaxy could be a much wetter place than we knew. A new analysis of exoplanets orbiting red dwarf stars suggests that we may have been missing a population of “water worlds” – soggy planets whose composition consists of up to 50 percent water. Not all of these worlds will be covered in
Happy Saturday, friends. Welcome back to Week in Review, the newsletter where we very quickly sum up the most read TechCrunch stories from the past week. Want it in your inbox every Saturday AM? Get it here. This week saw two big events running in parallel: an Apple hardware announcement and Y Combinator’s Demo Day.
Rapper Swae Lee has a 1-year-old child, TMZ has learned … and he’s filed in L.A. court to establish joint custody. According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Swae had a daughter back in 2020 with Brazilian model Aline Martins. He filed in July and will ask for 50/50 custody of 1-year-old Angel. Aline discussed
One of the most hotly anticipated horror movies on the horizon is the Universal Monsters movie Renfield, and that’s largely because Nicolas Cage is co-starring as Dracula himself. Renfield comes to theaters on April 14, 2023, and Cage has shared with Variety this week a tasty little preview of the voice he’ll be employing for his own unique take on
“Full House” creator Jeff Franklin is taking another swing at selling his Bev Hills mansion, which features a glamorous layout, a dark past and now … a greatly reduced price tag. The massive home has been relisted for a whopping $60 million … a steep number, for sure, but it’s actually a deep discount off
Over three years after Halle Bailey was cast as the live-action Ariel, the actress finally had a chance to show the first look at her take on the Disney Princess on Friday during the D23 Expo. At the Anaheim convention, the trailer for The Little Mermaid dropped, featuring Bailey’s Ariel singing “Part Of Your World”
Today was the day that Ubisoft decided to have their Ubisoft Forward presentation, and there was a handful of games that had been revealed. However, one of them isn’t surprising at all. Ubisoft revealed their latest Just Dance game, Just Dance 2023. For the most part, Just Dance 2023 is very similar to previous games.
From soaring coastal redwoods to dinosaur-era Wollemi pines and firs that make the perfect Christmas trees, even our most revered woody plants are in an awful lot of trouble. But it turns out that losing some species won’t just endanger local forests; it will threaten entire ecosystems, says a new study. Last year, a global
Curious what it looks like to run for school board? Wondering if now is your time to step up and help provide governance for your local education system? Let’s dive in. It’s no secret that school board elections right now are crucial. It’s also no secret that some school board candidates — even in nonpartisan
Despite whispers of a downturn earlier this year, investors continue to express confidence in climate tech. Though numbers are down compared with 2021, a year that many agree is an outlier in the VC world, they’re on track to beat 2020 as the second hottest year for investment. What’s more, deal counts and values were
Writer/Director Jalmari Helander delivered a delightfully wicked twist to Santa Claus in 2010’s genre-bender Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. Helander’s latest, Sisu, sees the filmmaker reteaming with some familiar Rare Exports faces for another crowd-pleasing genre-bender, this time an R-rated journey through Lapland near the end of World War II. The period action adventure goes hard on hyper-violence and
News Recording Academy to Welcome Nearly 2,000 Diverse Members “After years of listening, learning, and putting in the work, we’re beginning to see results of our efforts to diversify the Academy’s membership come to life” By Rob Arcand September 9, 2022 Facebook Twitter Harvey Mason, jr., November 2020 (Rich Fury/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter The Recording